Countries that are larger than all of their neighbours combined
What the neighbors are like · general geography knowledge · 6 of 195 countries
In whatthecountry, every puzzle shows three clues that exactly one country satisfies. When “Is larger than all of its neighbours combined” is on the board, its circle holds 6 of the 195 dots — a rare clue that does a lot of narrowing on its own.
The 6 countries
Europe2
Russia
United KingdomAsia2
Indonesia
Saudi ArabiaNorth America2
Canada
Dominican RepublicMore what the neighbors are like clues
- Borders a country in a different region21
- Every country it borders is larger than it51
- Every country it borders is smaller than it14
- Shares no official language with any of its neighbours54
- Borders a country whose name begins with the same letter30
- Borders a monarchy42
- Borders a country that drives on the other side of the road29
- Borders a country that has no other neighbour15
- Borders a country of more than 100 million people66
- Borders an island nation8
- Borders a landlocked country88
- Every country it borders has a coastline67
- Borders a country more than ten times its size59
- Borders a member of the European Union44
- Borders a member of NATO53
- Borders a country spanning more time zones than it does48
- Every country it borders has a higher peak than it does46
- Borders a country in a different hemisphere34
- Borders a country whose flag shares no colour with its own16
- Has more people than all of its neighbours combined8
Facts reviewed June 2025.